Boyega wrote on Twitter: “Captured beautifully by @letitiawright When you congratulate each other from afar but given the chance to congratulate each other in the flesh! Proud.” He added the praise hands emoji.

Boyega also shared a video that he filmed himself at the gala on Monday night, which also features rapper Diddy and Black Panther star Michael B Jordan, and in which he can be heard saying: “Met takeover!”